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We all know that Lynch is coming via free agency, Tiger71 micro on the line, and the team is sitting clear on top of the ladder with top 2 all but assured it's probably time that we started to focus on what would normally be the most discussed topic in this board by now and that is the National Draft.
In the glory years of 2009-2012 & 2016, this thread would have been started about 6 months ago and be closing in on a 100 pages by now with all sorts of ideas being thrown about regarding how we can move up into the draft order and stack up on draft picks.
However with the Lynch deal likely to be the only real move we do during trade period improving the list, there might be a couple of moves where players depart for picks in the 2nd round or later.
Having said that I thought I'd start out with the players I'd like us to look at with pick 19.
Riley Collier-Dawkins 193cm 88kg inside midfielder Oakleigh Chargers
Luke Valente 186cm 80kg midfielder Norwood(given recent history of taking SA U18 captains could we do a 3 peat here)
Xavier O'Halloran 187cm 83kg inside midfielder Western Jets
Luke Foley 187cm 75kg inside midfielder Subiaco
Second round players
Ely Smith 188cm 86kg inside midfielder Murray
Jack Bytel 188cm 82kg inside midfielder Calder
Jye Caldwell 184cm 82kg midfielder Bendigo
These are my choices based on the reading I've done. I don't claim to be any sort of expert but I do have a bit of interest in the next batch coming through. If we could land a couple of the above this year it would certainly strengthen our inside midfield depth. With trading likely to include a couple of fringe players moving for more opportunity or closer to home we may end up with a couple of other picks in the first 3 rounds.
But for now it would be great to get some opinions from others as to names they might have noticed over the U18 champs.
FWIW here is the current depth chart
In the glory years of 2009-2012 & 2016, this thread would have been started about 6 months ago and be closing in on a 100 pages by now with all sorts of ideas being thrown about regarding how we can move up into the draft order and stack up on draft picks.
However with the Lynch deal likely to be the only real move we do during trade period improving the list, there might be a couple of moves where players depart for picks in the 2nd round or later.
Having said that I thought I'd start out with the players I'd like us to look at with pick 19.
Riley Collier-Dawkins 193cm 88kg inside midfielder Oakleigh Chargers
Luke Valente 186cm 80kg midfielder Norwood(given recent history of taking SA U18 captains could we do a 3 peat here)
Xavier O'Halloran 187cm 83kg inside midfielder Western Jets
Luke Foley 187cm 75kg inside midfielder Subiaco
Second round players
Ely Smith 188cm 86kg inside midfielder Murray
Jack Bytel 188cm 82kg inside midfielder Calder
Jye Caldwell 184cm 82kg midfielder Bendigo
These are my choices based on the reading I've done. I don't claim to be any sort of expert but I do have a bit of interest in the next batch coming through. If we could land a couple of the above this year it would certainly strengthen our inside midfield depth. With trading likely to include a couple of fringe players moving for more opportunity or closer to home we may end up with a couple of other picks in the first 3 rounds.
But for now it would be great to get some opinions from others as to names they might have noticed over the U18 champs.
FWIW here is the current depth chart
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